Northbridge rail link, WA
The Northbridge rail link (the Hub) represents the important first stage of an urban redevelopment project for Northbridge.
The Government is investing $236 million to sink the central city section of the Perth to Fremantle railway line and construct a new rail platform. This will mean around 50,000 square metres of land will become available for urban redevelopment.
This newly available land offers significant opportunities for development and growth. It will also deliver a wide range of benefits to the Perth central business district — including greater productivity. Better use of land and infrastructure in central Perth will help remove existing constraints by supporting greater economic and social activity, including the development of new retail, food, commercial and residential facilities.
Urban revitalisation and transformation
The Government is helping to build a more vibrant Perth city centre and to revitalise surrounding neighbourhoods.
The Northbridge link is an important measure providing additional capacity in Perth's central business district, and immediate surrounds, to cater for future growth. It will open up land for commercial and residential development.
This project will also improve public amenity for people living and working in central Perth. New public space will become available for cultural, social and recreational activities as well as improving access to public transport services and creating new green spaces in inner Perth.
Finalisation of tenders is expected in late 2009 with construction completed in mid‑2014
